English Grammar Exercises: Passive 3

Exercise 1 

Write these sentences in another way, beginning in the way shown.

1) They didn't give me the information I needed.

     I ________

2) They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.

     I ________

3) A's colleagues gave her a present when she retired.

     A ________

4) Nobody told me about the meeting.

     I wasn't ________

5) How much will they pay you for your work?

     How much will you ________

6) I think they should have offered Tom the job.

     I think Tom ________

7) Has anybody shown you what to do?

     Have you ________

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1   I wasn’t given the information I needed.

2   I was asked some difficult questions at the interview.

3   A was given a present by her colleagues when she retired.

4   I wasn't told about the meeting.

5   How much will you be paid for your work?

6   I think Tom should have been offered the job.

7   Have you been shown what to do?

Exercise 2 

Complete the sentences using being+ the following verbs (in the correct form):

give    invite    keep    knock    down    stick    treat

1) Steve hates ________ waiting.

2) We went to the party without ________

3) I like giving presents and I also like ________ them.

4) It's a busy road and I don't like crossing it. I'm afraid of ________

5) I'm an adult. I don't like ________ like a child.

6) You can 't do anything about ________ in a traffic jam.

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1   being kept

2   being invited

3   being given

4   being knocked down

5   being treated

6   being stuck

Exercise 3 

Complete the sentences using get/got+ the following verbs (in the correct form):

ask    damage    hurt    pay    steal    sting    stop    use

1) There was a fight at the party, but nobody ________

2) Alex ________ by a bee while he was sitting in the garden.

3) These tennis courts don't ________ very often. Not many people want to play.

4) I used to have a bicycle, but it ________ a few months ago.

5) Rachel works hard but doesn't ________ very much.

6) Last night I ________ by the police as I was driving home. One of the lights on car wasn't working.

7) Please pack these things very carefully. I don't want them to ________

8) People often want to know what job is. I ________ that question a lot.

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1   got hurt

2   got stung

3   get used

4   got stolen

5   get paid

6   got stopped

7   get damaged

8   get asked

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